The Cloud, Coachella Valley, California

Silvery Slate
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Cloud, Coachella Valley, California by Maynard Dixon

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
64.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
33.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-9.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#7C9DCD blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 279°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 64.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 33.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 64.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Cloud, Coachella Valley, California" (1940) reads as a lit, rich-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #291E15 pulls the eye.

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